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Super Eagles of Nigeria skipper William Troost-Ekong reunites with his household aft Libya fearfulness show.
Super Eagles of Nigeria skipper William Troost-Ekong is backmost successful the spotlight.
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Ekong was the dependable for the Super Eagles arsenic they encountered respective challenges during the planetary break.
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Ekong and Libya fearfulness show
Ekong led the Super Eagles' for their archetypal limb 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo.
The skipper featured for 90 minutes and was cardinal for Austin Eguavoen's broadside picking up 3 points.
He past led them to question for the instrumentality limb successful Libya wherever they would spell done an ordeal astatine the airport.
When the Nigerian Super Eagles arrived for their play against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya connected matchday four, they recovered themselves successful an unwelcoming environment.
Before the instrumentality qualifying lucifer successful Benina, Libyan officials delivered connected their informing to dainty the Super Eagles and the Nigerian entourage badly.
The craft that was meant to transport the Nigerian squad to Benghazi was rerouted to a antithetic location, 2 hours thrust away.
For respective hours, the players and their representatives were detained successful the reception hallway of Al Abaq Airport and were not permitted to exit.
Ekong had to endanger that the Super Eagles would not play the 2nd limb which escalated the issue.
The Super Eagles were capable to committee a level to instrumentality to Kano, Nigeria aft a fewer societal media pictures went viral with players complaining.
Ekong and family
Ekong has present returned location arsenic discovered connected his societal media accounts.
He posted a photograph with his wife, daughter, and lad astatine their place.
Ekong is present expected to instrumentality to enactment erstwhile Al Kholood takes connected Al Fateh successful a Saudi Arabia pro league fixture connected Sunday, October 20, 2024.
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